Greetings from Birmingham, Alabama - "the Magic City". Your interest in our Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PHD) at UAB comes at an exciting time. Although our program has many qualities that we share with other MSTP programs, we also have many unique aspects.Read more >

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An NIH-funded MSTP program, we are training the next generation of physician-scientists.

Our Students

UAB MSTP Sketches: Alice Weaver, PhD MS3

Featured in this spotlight is Alice Weaver, PhD MS3 MSTP Student, who graciously agreed to be our fifth installment of the "Sketches" series. Read More >

Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS)

The Southeastern Medical Student Symposium (SEMSS) brings together MD/PHD students and aspiring physician scientist from schools around the southeastern United States. For 2016, SEMSS is in Birmingham, AL (Nov 4-6, 2016).

Undergraduate travel awards are available to those who are interested in exploring careers as physician-scientist. Read more>

We're Social

UAB MD and MD/PHD students, who are associated with the UAB APSA, partner with the Birmingham YMCA to ignite curiosity about science using experiments and hands-on activities. Read more>